Новости за 20.05.2023

Spanish authorities said Saturday that firefighters and soldiers were managing to contain a blaze in the country's west that has forced hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages, as strong winds eased. "Today we're hoping to strike a blow against this fire ... It's a very intense task," said civil protection coordinator Nieves Villar, adding that conditions were improving as high wind speeds of recent days dropped back. Despite that improvement, Villar said authorities were "still far... Читать дальше...

Sudan's warring factions signed an agreement late on Saturday for a seven-day cease-fire as fighting that has plunged the country into chaos and displaced more than a million entered its sixth week.  The cease-fire will take effect at 9:45 p.m. Khartoum time (1945 GMT) on Monday, the sponsors of the talks, the United States and Saudi Arabia, said in a joint statement.  Numerous previous cease-fire agreements were violated. However, this agreement will be enforced by a U.S.-Saudi and international-supported monitoring mechanism... Читать дальше...

The world must urgently assess the impact of generative artificial intelligence, G7 leaders said Saturday, announcing they will launch discussions this year on "responsible" use of the technology. A working group will be set up to tackle issues from copyright to disinformation, the seven leading economies said in a final communique released during a summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Text generation tools such as ChatGPT, image creators and music composed using AI have sparked delight, alarm and legal... Читать дальше...

When Kamryn Yanchick graduated, she hoped to decorate her cap with a beaded pattern in honor of her Indigenous heritage. Whether she could was up to her Oklahoma high school. Administrators told her no. Yanchick settled for beaded earrings to represent her Native American identity at her 2018 graduation. A bill vetoed earlier this month by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, would have allowed public school students to wear feathers, beaded caps, stoles or other objects of cultural and religious significance. Читать дальше...

Editor's note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com. Diverse Nationalities, Professions Among Migrants at US-Mexico Border In the past, most of the migrants entering the U.S. or apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border were coming from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. But the nationalities of the migrants seeking to enter the United States at the U.S.-Mexico border have shifted over the past few months. Читать дальше...

Debt limit talks halted again late Friday at the U.S. Capitol shortly after resuming, another sudden turn of events after negotiations had come to an abrupt standstill earlier in the day when Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it was time to "pause" negotiations, and a White House official acknowledged there are "real differences." Top Republican negotiators for McCarthy exited the brief meeting shortly after talks restarted Friday evening. They said there were no further negotiations... Читать дальше...

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia's capital Friday for the third time in a month to protest the government's handling of a crisis after two mass shootings in the Balkan country. Officials ignored their demands and claimed protesters were being manipulated by foreign secret services.  In a show of defiance, the nationalist right-wing party of autocratic Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic organized a counterprotest in a town north of Belgrade attended by thousands of his supporters. ... Читать дальше...

About 40 people have been killed in a wave of attacks in Burkina Faso, in areas where jihadi attacks are rife, sources said Friday.  In the most recent violence, about 20 people were killed in a series of raids on villages in Burkina Faso's troubled north, security sources and local residents told AFP.  Armed men attacked three villages early on Thursday in the country's northern Yatenga province.  "Yesterday around 5 a.m. [local and GMT], armed groups attacked the villages of Pelle, Zanna and Nongfaire," a local resident said Friday... Читать дальше...

FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and racial justice protests in 2020, according to a heavily blacked-out court order released Friday. FBI officials said the thousands of violations, which also include improper searches of donors to a congressional campaign, predated a series of corrective measures that started in the summer of 2021 and continued last year. Читать дальше...

Sudan's capital Khartoum and sister city Bahri came under renewed air attack on Friday as the war between the army and paramilitary forces entered its fifth week, deepening a humanitarian crisis for trapped and displaced civilians.  Mass looting by armed men and civilians alike is making life an even greater misery for Khartoum residents pinned down by fierce fighting between the regular military and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, witnesses said.  The conflict has displaced an estimated... Читать дальше...